Synonyms:
halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm
Meaning: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
Usage examples
Turn a quart of lukewarm milk on to a quart of flour.
When lukewarm, stir in a tea-cup of yeast--keep it in a warm place till risen.
When lukewarm, put in the beaten whites of a couple of eggs, and put it on the fire.
Let it remain till lukewarm, then add a tea-cup full of family, or half a tea-cup of distillery yeast.
For each pound of logwood, dissolve an ounce of blue vitriol in lukewarm water sufficient to wet the goods.
When perfectly dry, wash them in lukewarm suds, to keep the vitriol from injuring the texture of the cloth.
Take it from the fire when melted, and when it is just lukewarm, add enough of the oil of caraway to scent it.
Incidents like the above, however, should change every lukewarm rationalist into a devoted soldier of truth and honor.
If the piano is dingy, smoky or dirty looking, it should be washed carefully with lukewarm water with a little ammonia in it to soften it.
New York refused to send members to the Congress, and in many other provinces the adhesion given to the disaffected movement was but lukewarm.